| abstract |
The invention pertains to CarD inhibitors or LdtR inhibitors as antimicrobial agents and provides methods of treating and/or preventing microbial infections of plants. In specific embodiments, the invention provides methods of treating infections in plants, particularly, citrus plants, by administering to the plant an effective amount of a compound selected from diphenylamine, tolfenamic acid, benzbromarone, hexestrol, oxantel pamoate, diethylstilbestrol, phloretin, resveratrol, and a derivative thereof. |